Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus

France24 ^ | April 3, 2020

[Spktyr]

Yes, it does - through cell phone tower and known Wifi network triangulation. It’s not as precise as GPS but often it can do well enough.

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

How about just turning the thing off and leaving it someplace....like the bottom of an empty ammo can.

Thing’s been turning into more bother than it’s worth anyway.

This just gives me the last excuse I needed to cut that cord.

[unixfox]

Cell phone= Mark of the beast?

Computer.

[Jane Long]

Gosh....what’s next? A national vaccine?

[plain talk]

aggregate data

[lizma2]

Can I wrap it aluminon foil?

[SheepWhisperer]

Put it in the microwave oven.
It’s an excellent faraday cage and sound shield

...don’t turn it on though

[Hardastarboard]

Oddly, my phone doesn’t track me very well when I leave it home. Funny how easy it is to defeat the technology that way.

[Fitzy_888]

Every microwave oven is a very good faraday cage made to keep microwaves in, but it will work just the same to keep electromagnetic waves out.

Steel file cabinet or steel toolbox will work file.

[CottonBall]

As Benjamin Franklin said “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”

[Fitzy_888]

File => fine.

[NautiNurse]

Let’s attach our phones to drones and all “meet” in the park!

Clever idea!

[lgjhn23]

When one finally has enough of it, you can always tape to the bottom of a CA or NY bound 18-wheeler or freight train....let em track that for awhile.

[Thunder90]

Russia is requiring people to have a special QR code to move outside of their house, and its pulled if they get covid (or are marked by the government for some reason).

[dp0622]

I KNOW!! I didn’t know that until I saw it on a tv show last week.

How do we shield them?

[upchuck]

Shield your phone:

https://www.amazon.com/Lvfeier-Security-Pouch-Anti-Tracking-Anti-Spying/dp/B07J27D5TJ/ref=sr_1_18?crid=37R6OEZS3SPYE&dchild=1&keywords=cell+phone+faraday+bag&qid=1585966552&s=electronics&sr=1-18

[upchuck]

Foil will do the trick. To test, wrap your phone, use another phone to call your phone. Should go straight to voice mail.

[dp0622]

Hey thanks man.

[Spktyr]

Then you have the problem that you won’t be able to access the apps you’re going to need for the foreseeable future. More than a few stores and restaurants are starting to require ordering via app for curbside pickup.

[cymbeline]

Go to Amazon and link up “Fariday bag”.